Mark_M
Annoying Elf
Post #1.
I'm building a new mega tree for this year’s show, and I wanted to make a new pixel star.
The pixels for the mega tree are 5v, so I decided to also use 5v pixels.
I have plenty of these 'seed pixels' and wanted to try using them. These pixels are very light in comparison to bullet nodes. Wire is similar to bullets but thinner.
First thing I did was upscale my light show’s logo and get this printed at a local sign printing place. This was $34 for a 595 * 800mm sheet of 5mm corflute.
On the corflute is another cross and a yellow box.
I was thinking about using the second cross and raising it off the main star and the yellow box to cut out any rays for the star. I didn’t need these in the end.
2 sheets of A2 tracing paper was Bluetack’ed down so that I could trace the star outline and measure where nodes will be mounted.
Coro was cut out with a craft knife and a ruler. Cutting in multiple light passes.
Holes were punched for the pixel's excess wires to go through.
A mistake was making the hole too small and a screw driver to poke the wire through. This resulted in some of the pixel’s wire insulation being pieced. Premature failed point….. that can be dealt with next year lol.
| Video in the 3rd post: https://auschristmaslighting.com/threads/making-a-seed-pixel-coro-star.14883/post-127784 |
I'm building a new mega tree for this year’s show, and I wanted to make a new pixel star.
The pixels for the mega tree are 5v, so I decided to also use 5v pixels.
I have plenty of these 'seed pixels' and wanted to try using them. These pixels are very light in comparison to bullet nodes. Wire is similar to bullets but thinner.
First thing I did was upscale my light show’s logo and get this printed at a local sign printing place. This was $34 for a 595 * 800mm sheet of 5mm corflute.
On the corflute is another cross and a yellow box.
I was thinking about using the second cross and raising it off the main star and the yellow box to cut out any rays for the star. I didn’t need these in the end.
2 sheets of A2 tracing paper was Bluetack’ed down so that I could trace the star outline and measure where nodes will be mounted.
Coro was cut out with a craft knife and a ruler. Cutting in multiple light passes.
Holes were punched for the pixel's excess wires to go through.
A mistake was making the hole too small and a screw driver to poke the wire through. This resulted in some of the pixel’s wire insulation being pieced. Premature failed point….. that can be dealt with next year lol.
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